For example, one night around 9pm a man knocked on my door and asked if I wanted to donate to a charity that preserves rain forests and so on. I’m a bit of a greenie, so I was ready to give him some money but he refused the cash. “We are looking for a donation that we take monthly – as a regular thing”. I explained to him that I was travelling next year and had no idea what my financial situation would be like, but I would be happy to donate as a once-off thing. He refused again and gave me same story about the “monthly commitment”. It was pretty obvious that he was getting a cut of the monthly commitment, and as a result wasn’t interested in my genuine donation. He left empty handed and I walked back inside frustrated with the world.

Ever since a friend asked me to donate to a charity quite some time ago, I’ve given it some thought, and to be honest I ask myself “what is the point”.

For instance, charities supporting cancer research are just misguided, and wasting money on research for a wonder drug, when clearly the solution is a good diet and a healthy lifestyle. Doctors receive essentially no training on nutrition, despite it being the most important thing in our lives, and good nutrition being the most plausible way to “beat” cancer.

I plan to pick some well thought out charities that I believe strongly in, and donate to them only. I think it’s a better way of going about making donations.

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Donating to Charities